Air India is expanding its flight offerings in Europe
SunExpress flies from Erfurt to Antalya
Edelweiss flies to Lofoten
Winter 2024/25: Norwegian takes on Rovaniemi-Munich
Skyalps has started Mostar flights
China Southern plans to start flights to Pakistan
Switzerland: GP Aviation receives approval for Pristina flights
Air India is expanding its flight offerings in Europe
SunExpress flies from Erfurt to Antalya
Edelweiss flies to Lofoten
Winter 2024/25: Norwegian takes on Rovaniemi-Munich
Skyalps has started Mostar flights
China Southern plans to start flights to Pakistan
Switzerland: GP Aviation receives approval for Pristina flights
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Azul says goodbye to the last Airbus A350
A comparatively very short era came to an end at Azul Airlines on April 9, 2024: the company phased out the last Airbus A350. The Brazilian aviation company is planning to...
IAG wants to give up 40 percent of Air Europa slots
The EU Commission has signaled that it has serious concerns regarding both the planned takeover of Air Europa by the International Airlines Group and Ita Airways by Lufthansa
Scoot is looking forward to the first E190-E2 flight
The low-cost airline Scoot will soon be flying regional jets for the first time in the company's history. Last week, the first Embraer E190-E2 was taken over from the factory. For the
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Salzburg Airport continues to invest in solar energy
Salzburg Airport will purchase additional solar modules to generate electricity. The roof expansion on the parking garage alone is expected to deliver 1,13 megawatts (peak) of electrical power. Since then
Summer 2024: Ryanair starts Vienna-Tirana
At the start of the 2024 summer flight schedule, Ryanair will begin a non-stop connection between Vienna and Tirana. This should be served daily. The first flight is announced for March 31, 2024. The operational one
Easter 2024: Qatar Airways temporarily increases Doha-Vienna flights
Around the Easter holidays in 2024, golf carrier Qatar Airways will fly more frequently from Doha to the Austrian capital Vienna. Up to three daily rotations are then temporarily offered. In the period
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Mönchengladbach: Airport wants to expand renewable energies
Mönchengladbach Airport and Wolong Emea Germany GmbH have signed a cooperation agreement that is intended to motivate companies to use renewable energies on the airport site. Wolong and the airport
China Southern connects Frankfurt with Shenyang
The airline China Southern will also set course for Frankfurt am Main from Shenyang on April 24, 2024. It is a stopover that you do once a week
Memmingen: Ryanair is significantly increasing its Malta flights
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Ryanair will offer significantly more Malta flights from Memmingen than in the previous season. Five weekly rotations will be offered at peak times. Depending on the calendar month, Ryanair plans up to
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Airlines under criticism: Swiss takes off for Edelweiss without a suitcase
The fact that Swiss took off without luggage on a holiday flight that was operated on behalf of its sister company Edelweiss Air is causing considerable criticism. The passengers claim that they
Geneva: A320 from Air Malta with two return landings
The passengers of Air Malta flight KM483 had twice as much bad luck on the Geneva-Luqa route on September 2, 2023. After a delay of around an hour, the plane had to leave after around 30
Swiss is equipping the A350-900 with greater premium economy
The airline Swiss will renew its long-haul fleet with the help of Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The carrier has now announced that it will offer an enlarged premium economy class on board the new arrivals
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Salzburg had around three million overnight stays in 2023
With 3.201.328 overnight stays and 1.776.539 arrivals, the 2023 tourism year ended slightly below the figures for the comparable year 2019 (-3,25% for overnight stays, -7,0% for arrivals). A strong one
Public transport: Burgenland and Lower Austria want to cook their own soup
In the Austrian states of Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, local public transport has been in a transformation phase for many years. Entrepreneurs' own commercial transactions are increasingly being carried out by the public
Bus travel: The industry is suffering from an acute shortage of drivers
Numerous bus tour providers have to reduce their offerings because many companies have too few drivers and vacancies are very difficult to fill. In some cases, there are no job advertisements at all
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After floods: Luxembourg is running out of fuel
This week's floods have had a significant impact on Luxembourg Airport as it is slowly but surely running out of fuel. The airport is supplied with fuel via a NATO pipeline
Airbus delivers A400M number 100
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has meanwhile been able to deliver 100 units of the A400M military turboprop model. The machine with the MSN111 went to the Spanish Air Force. On May 24th, the plane completed its
Armed Forces: supersonic training of the Eurofighters
It can get a little louder in the near future. Because from May 25 to June 4, 2021, the Eurofighter pilots of the armed forces practice interception maneuvers in the supersonic range. There are two supersonic flights per day
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AUA works meetings: Affected passengers have these rights
The Vida union has announced that it will hold works meetings with AUA on-board personnel on March 7.3.2023th, XNUMX. According to the AUA, this leads to delays and flight cancellations. The EU Air Passenger Rights Regulation offers affected travelers
Online check-in: how long has it been around?
Some airlines require it explicitly and even charge "penalties" for non-compliance. If this does not work or is not available - for example on charter flights - many passengers get upset.
Reserved seats: Big money for airlines
Seat reservations on airplanes are now a common practice, allowing passengers to select and reserve their preferred seat in advance. Although this practice can be annoying for some passengers
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- US's Surf Air changes name to Surf Anywhere 10 May 2024Surf Air (URF, Santa Monica) will change its corporate name to Surf Anywhere, Inc., and no longer use the "Surf Air" name to identify itself as an indirect air carrier or as an agent, according to a United States Department of Transportation (DOT) filing. In the trade name registration notice on May 6, DOT Office […]
- US's Southwest mulls cuts to pilot hours, pay 10 May 2024Southwest Airlines (WN, Dallas Love Field) is currently working with the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) on ways to address possible adjustments to monthly working hours and payments and “any changes necessary as the schedule for aircraft deliveries fluctuates.” Reuters news agency reported that the US carrier was planning to offer its pilots reduced hours […]
- Hawaiian to join Oneworld after merger with Alaska - CEO 10 May 2024Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) plans to join Oneworld in time, pending United States Department of Justice approval of its USD1.9 billion merger with Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International), a member of that alliance, said CEO Peter Ingram. Hawaiian does not belong to any major airline alliance but has individual commercial partnership agreements with several […]
- Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines merger deadline set for mid-3Q24 10 May 2024The United States Department of Justice has until August 5 to decide on the proposed merger between Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) and Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu), after the airlines complied with a second request to submit additional information and documents, triggering a 90-day waiting period for the finalization of the transaction. The merger […]
- Spirit AeroSystems to keep lower B737 output rate until YE24 10 May 2024Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier to Boeing and the only manufacturer of B737 MAX fuselages, has said it is currently producing the fuselages at a rate well below Boeing's planned production rate of 38 per month, with no plans for an increase any time soon. "During late 2023, the company prepared for expected increases in […]
- EU court overturns EC's nod to Condor's €321m state aid 10 May 2024The European Union General Court has overturned a European Commission decision to approve EUR321 million euros (USD344 million) in restructuring aid for German carrier Condor (DE, Frankfurt International). Irish budget carrier Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) had contested the EC's July 2021 decision to approve the state aid to Condor without initiating a formal investigation procedure. […]